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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you hold down the COMMAND key
and drag a drawing object in a worksheet, the drawing object does not snap
to the gridlines in the worksheet. Instead, the shortcut menu for the
drawing object appears.
CAUSEThis problem occurs because, in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the COMMAND key is used to display shortcut menus for drawing objects and AutoShapes. WORKAROUNDThere are two methods you can use to prevent this problem from occurring. Method OneInstead of holding down the COMMAND key and then dragging the drawing object, start dragging the drawing object and then, while still holding the mouse button down, press and hold down the COMMAND key. When you do this, the drawing object will snap to the gridlines, and you can move it with the mouse. After the drawing object is in place, release the mouse button, and then release the COMMAND key.Method TwoYou can force Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition to snap all drawing objects to the gridlines by following these steps:
STATUSThis behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition. MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh version 5.x, you can force a drawing
object to snap to the gridlines when it is moved by holding down the
COMMAND key while you move the object.
Additional query words: XL98
Keywords : xlui xldraw |
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